Tego Calderón
Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, in 1972 but raised in nearby Carolina and in Miami, FL, rapper Tego Calderón got the multicultural backbone he'd need to become a star in the genre-mixing world of reggaeton. Growing up with massive Ismael Rivera fans as parents exposed the young Calderón to envelope-pushing Latin pop music, while his father's love of jazz added yet another flavor. Studying percussion set Calderón on the path to creating his own style, one that mixed the rhythmic sounds of salsa, plena, dancehall, and hip-hop. Lyric-wise, he combined hip '60s slang with current slang and tales of barrio life. Calderón made a couple appearances on other Latin rappers' albums before the White Lion label signed him. Issued in 2002, El Abayarde became Calderón's full-length debut. An instant success, El Abayarde sold 50,000 copies during its first month, and Calderón was now an official Latin music superstar.
Returning to Miami led to an increase in the dancehall flavor of his music. This, combined with Calderón's outspoken viewpoint that salsa had become too corporate and too safe, made 2004's El Enemy de los Guasíbiri a punchier, more hectic, more street-level affair. With the reggaeton genre blowing up with New York City's hip-hop tastemakers and spreading its influence further and further, Calderón soon found himself fielding offers from hip-hop producers while landing tracks on numerous street-level mixtapes. His voice ended up on remixes of Usher's "Yeah," Fat Joe's "Lean Back," and N.O.R.E.'s "Oye Mi Canto." Looking to expand beyond reggaeton, Calderón declared his 2006 release The Underdog/El Subestimado "a musical journey through the Afro-Caribbean culture." The album kicked off his relationship with the Warner Brothers imprint Atlantic.
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Discografia
17 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
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El Abayarde
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 1 lug 2003
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The Underdog - El Subestimado
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 28 ago 2006
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El Enemy de Los Guasíbiri
World music - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 13 gen 2004
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El Que Sabe, Sabe
Reggae - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 6 gen 2015
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Pegaito a la Pared "The Remixes"
World music - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records Inc il 3 feb 2009
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El Abayarde: Contra-Ataca
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 28 ago 2007
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No Pasa de Moda - Single
Reggae - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 30 mar 2016
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Pegaito a la Pared - Single
World music - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records Inc il 1 nov 2008
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The Original Gallo Del Pais - O.G. El Mixtape
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 19 giu 2012
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El Que Sabe, Sabe
Reggae - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 6 gen 2015
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Oye Mi Canto (Reggaeton Mix)
N.O.R.E., Tego Calderón, Nina Sky
Latina - Pubblicato da Planet Records Italy il 1 gen 2004
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Colabore - Single
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 19 feb 2013
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La Receta
World music - Pubblicato da UMLE - Latino il 27 apr 2023
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Sexy Sicá - Single
Generi vari - Pubblicato da Jiggiri Records, Inc. il 2 dic 2015
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Nadie Me Tumba
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da United Love Music il 31 lug 2019
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